New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09
NOTES ON CURRENT ART
NEW PICTURES PURCHASED BY TIM
DEALERS

NEW PICTURES PURCHASED BY TIN
DEALERS
II all the pictures purchased by the dealers du,
the summer placed upon exhibition this season ,h,
galleries will be uncommonly interesting places 70 v.s
But in the eyes Of many buyers a picture lose. a,
charr when It has been exhibited TO a select Anal
ence and it is probable that many OF the recent nu
chases will not be publicly seen. There are the NAM,
reports OF the scarcity OF good examples the men -
1880 In the Paris market, but the Old guard will ~
represented so far Messrs. Kn0eder K Co arc a..
cernei, by specimens Of Corot, Daubigny and Dnn,.
which are naturally described as possessing marsos
merit Millet's Normandy M!lkmad." also purchasod
by this firm, is painting of single fgdre peasaps
girl crossing a field at twilight bearing upon he,
shoulder Jug covered with grass. England has bae,
the best market for Josef sraelss pictures but since
local collector began to make specially OF ,b,,
artists work he has become better known to pubc
and his paintings becoming more numerous In th.
country One of his pictures. recently brought over bv
Knoedler Co, has for its subject child feeding chr
ems and Messrs Reichari Co have purchased ano,ha,
example The important" Salon pictures bought ne
Kpoedler Co. are Brctons La Fin du Travail" whic
arrived last week. Knights In October" which Is Ala
here Lefebvre's" Morning Glory Bouguereaus Ioys
the Conoueror" and two examples OF ALBERT For thu
same firm Henner has recently finished painting a,
two nymphs and Gerome has nearly ready picture of
woman OF Cairo at q window, throwing rose to cav
made OF commissions to Rosa Bonheur for picture con-
tanning five deer and vibert for picture OF musical
party OF priests, while German art Is TO be represented
by figure piece The Quartete," by Fritz Augusts
Kaulbach nephew OF the former mansay Of German
academic art.
Al the schaus Gallery paintings by Cabanel. Lefebv,s
and .Gerome may be placed upon exhibition when the
season is fairly opened, and the new pictures viii In
clude two examples Of Vibert AT present the gallery
contains large painting in which Joseph Jefferson has
found favorte form OF relief from the exactions Of
hisrionic art Tie subject chosen by the for h
picture is gloomy Louisiana bayou. Two OF the pIet
ures presented to the museum by Mr. William schaas
have also been upon exhibition. One Is iermannLeoRs
painting OF O romantic eighteenth century French
hunter with his dogs picture In which broad Effects
and strong contrasts have been utilized with consider
able cleverness, and the other, Renous painting ola
stretch of loncy beach swept by wind and wave, with
battered boats dragged up the sand dunes Mr. VIII.
lam schaus writes that he purchased for his private
collection" statue by Desbois of Acs" the seian
shepherd beloved by Gaatea, slain by the jealous
Polyphemus and metamorphosed into river For tie
artists sake" however. Mr.. schaus intends to gves
priyae view OF the statue at early date lie adds
"This statue was exhibited In the salon OF the year,
WHARF, IL obtained iirstclass medal, an was tho prop
erty of the French Government The sculptor obtained
permission TO dispose OF this work To me provided max
he will execute replica another statue for the Inter
national Exhibition in 1881
Some preliminary signs of activity are to be MOTEL IN
the opening of various minor exhibitions paiAtinsot
Elaine by Mr. Toby T. Rosenthal has been plieei
upon exhibition at Ffthaye. and Twenty -seventi's-
II Is also announced that painting measuring = feet
by II feet inches and well worthy ention to os
seen AT store in Union square. The artist Is Consta
tine MakoFsky The last week has also brought no
opening Of tie Cooper Union and the .Melropoh'a1
Museum art schools
A New.York dealer who visited MISSIONER az Poi'Y
this summer found the venerable artist slttin out OF
doors without protection from the hot sum- Dusty plnt
ing model who posed on horseback, Ms arm rlscila
the attitude of the Colonel charging past Napoleon al
head OF his curassiers in the 1907" The suiy vas
being made for the 1907 in water cologs upon which
Mejssoner has been engaged for two or three years.
Meissonier IS described making studies from life for
nil the figures, ard in several minor features, as fIs
TRIBUNE has stated before, the picture differs from tle
oil naintn, OF this subject in this city. Muca curiosity
has been expressed as TO the disposition 70 De maze
the color, which Is now s 20 nave pesh p1hei
I'm accordance with agreement between Nelsspules
and Tooth. the London dealer the stter /, FeoIteip
have given the artist certain aIoHShyg vlS ,Is
10 preserve interest in the profits from the cNhouoa
the picture IN Eng9nt ana from the Ssi ot es
ings. The new $50! is to be engraved ~ 1acla''
who engraved the ISL
The recent changes in the management OF the seyrc'
mandatory appear ito have met with the seneraa AZ
proyal OF the Partisan press is openly dec!aei'
a crisis had been reached in the manufacture of seVs
ware and that radical change was necessary 10 aYaA
condition OF complete decalence. The quarrel uet|eea
NJ Lauth the former director AMI the artists employee
naturally reacted upon the character OF their work l'
regulations established by w. Lauth IN lssl abolished
niece work. compelled the artists 70 devote all thcr n'
10 the work. prohibited them from leaving -ther stais
without permission and obyel them TO 20 ani return
at fixed hours Whether these regulations were heores
icaly just or not it is certain that they were ounim
adapted TO artists accustomed to some de-rec OF fr
dom. NJ. Deck the new director, whose name j. wen
known In this country, re-estabshet work 10y te pue
on October l. and allows the painters ami sculplossy
come and 20 they please one ndisputa)le ealseVi
the deterioration IN sevres ware mas oceh 'e netA
demand for comparatively Inferior yae, dsss en,s
prizes In schools or competitions OF hFeleI OF elui,
unimportant contingencies Tile evlls OF tAe eosf
rapidly and careessness OF prouneton uav :, oes
been realized. and TINS sort OF mahuisen a,'rsins
| stopped he changes which NJ Deck j. lhsus9Ia.@5
have been cordially Endorsed by N spHiteI ss, a
Puplic Instruction and Of Fine Arts. ana ne tonrt
DAr. In language which evidently should nor ve.'ss ss
too literally. declares that the reign OF e2es Va;
There are imputed TO NJ. Deck other projects reasS
the artistic impulse which he intends 10 ~
fabrication OF the ceramic products OF ,'.e
lie desires TO turn to account all the recent M,
order TO interpret not the styles OF other
| the tastes and ideas or our own
Any serious foreign competition either in aca'eml' OF
applied art was deemed well nigh impossible in f'ln'
twenty-five years ago, but within the last few years .
danger has become favorite text with Journals ~.
Tart which have preached tho necessity OF re''""
intelligent public interest and increase OF Gc'"s
ment support In order 10 maintain the supremac'~
France In Industrial art" In an article on " lnaasHN
Art in the Provinces" published in LAT OF sepe"'''
J. NJ Giraud says The artistic and Original charaeT'
OF many English industries, like furniture ana p.p.
designing in ISIS q yeritaole revelation - "a
the marvellous Development OF the ceramic hdu s'
have already noted with painful surprise the inyasoa
certain like those OF Douton. Copeiau , a.
Minton. We leave TO others TO enumcrae the NY
pontments OF our cxpoI ation business IN 'ts susg
AGAINST foreign production in markets whore II resut
without rival for al least twenty years But 10 sgv
only OF examples ruder own eyes 10 Is very ieeens.
that we have Partisan shops oyerrun win nun
GUS objects called articles of Vienna, In direct co,
ton with Partisan ana when fashion had
figured velvet into favor IL was In the propoVh
hfteen pieces OF German TO OF Lyons velvet NAV
during tho first the assumption OF the NV
fabric was reckoned In the Par sian market No
to add that without being absolutely masters on